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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, KR;
Mi Young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yu Ri Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Bo-Kyung Park, Daejeon, KR;
Young Hwa Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method for preventing or treating at least one of depression and anxiety disorder according to an embodiment of the present invention includes administering to a subject in need thereof a composition having an extract ofas an effective ingredient. By having an effect of improving depressive behavior and low physical activity shown in an animal model with induced anxiety and depression, reducing the level of cortisol, increasing the level of serotonin, and also increasing the expression amount of pCERB, BDNF, and mBDNF proteins in hippocampal tissues, the compositions can be advantageously used for developing a functional health food product or a pharmaceutical product for ameliorating or treating the depression and anxiety disorder.